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Country facts: Guinea-Bissau

Country facts for Guinea-Bissau, with year and source
FigureValueYear / dateSource
Population 2,249,515 2025 World Bank
Surface area 36,125 km² 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth 64.3 years 2024 World Bank
Urban population 46.7% 2025 World Bank
Adult literacy rate (age 15+) 63.9% 2022 World Bank
Member of the United Nations since United Nations
African Union region Western Africa joined the OAU/AU: 19 November 1973 African Union
World Heritage sites See the sites in Guinea-Bissau on UNESCO’s World Heritage website UNESCO

Checked at the sources on October 24, 2026. World Bank figures are the latest available for each country (World Development Indicators, updated October 8, 2026) and are published under CC BY 4.0. UN and AU facts are as published on their member-state pages. UNESCO’s World Heritage list is linked rather than copied, because UNESCO requires written permission to republish it.

Atlas entries: Guinea-Bissau

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